Jenrick and Badenoch to face off in final Tory leadership vote as Cleverly crashes out October 9, 2024 Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head in the final heat of the Conservative Party leadership contest, after James Cleverly was knocked out in the latest round of voting.
Are UK investors going to get burned by volatile Chinese stocks? October 9, 2024 The Chinese stock market is on a roll, seeing its best week since 2008 followed by its worst day since 1997 since the country’s central bank announced sweeping stimulus measures. The seesawing back and forth experienced by UK investors diving into the Chinese stock market might be scary, with many worrying the strong growth over [...]
This is how much sixty of the UK’s wealthiest people paid in income tax October 9, 2024 The figures, which were revealed thanks to a freedom of information request, demonstrate the large contribution made by the UK's richest individuals.
Delays to investment minister appointment ‘totally ridiculous’, says former holder October 9, 2024 The government’s failure to appoint an investment minister nearly 100 days after taking power is “totally ridiculous”, the former holder of the office has said, as ministers scramble to finalise plans for their landmark investment summit next week. The Global Investment Summit, taking place in London on Monday, had been planned this year as a [...]
Stefano Cantino: Who is Gucci’s new boss tasked with turning the luxury brand around? October 9, 2024 First Mulberry, then Burberry, and now Gucci – reshuffles at the very top of luxury businesses are definitely in vogue. Gucci, owned by Kering, has announced the appointment of Stefano Cantino as its new chief executive. He will take over from interim boss Jean-Francois Palus on 1 January 2025. Much like Mulberry and Burberry’s new [...]
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out hike to employer national insurance October 9, 2024 “Increasing employer NICs would mean breaking a Labour manifesto promise, and small businesses would be rightfully outraged," Craig Beaumont, executive director at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said.
Sketch: PMQs falls flat – do Sunak and Starmer not get the rules? October 9, 2024 With the Tories immersed in a leadership contest and Labour emerging from weeks of freebie headlines and internal drama, Westminster watchers will have turned to this week’s PMQs for a much needed injection of drama. Grab your popcorn, it’s box office time. Surely the acting leader of the Conservative Party could at least muster up [...]
Landlords stay put ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill October 9, 2024 Fears of a landlord exodus following the introduction of new renter-friendly legislation may be overblown, according to fresh data. The predicted rush of rental properties being put up for sale hasn’t materialised, with the number of properties on the sales market down by nearly a fifth between June and September this year, according to research [...]
Markets divided over Chancellor Reeves’ rumoured fiscal rule shift October 9, 2024 According to a report in the Guardian, Reeves wants to change the rules so that the longer-term benefits of capital spending are accounted for in the fiscal rules.
Boeing strike set to drag on after talks with union collapse October 9, 2024 Boeing said it had removed an offer which would have increased pay for its rank-and-file machinists by nearly a third over the next three years.
